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Darby met Luna a few weeks ago, and has been love in ever since….When her parents (the former tenants of this property), and our friends, needed a dog sitter last weekend while they attended a wedding, we jumped at the opportunity to tire out our dog at the expense of theirs. It was awesome.

Well, this weekend, they are headed to another wedding and had made other plans to have Luna watched, but we insisted that she was more than welcome at her former home (where, bonus – she was still conscious of the 2 acre electric fence and wouldn’t run outside the borders.)

So, we’re happy to watch her again this weekend, while we’re working on the house. Crunchtime before our 1st New House Visitors! Goals this weekend – Guest bedroom habitable (bed assembled, rug, lamps, windows in … some wall art, etc.) … Dining Room Serviceable (painted, furniture in place, etc…) Kitchen Serviceable, Bathroom clean and workable) … well… you get the point.

Michael & Michelle… can we interest you in a jaunt upstate to a Fabulous Mountain retreat…?

Did you know that we’ve been followed by two little shadows since we moved here?

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They come everywhere we do. Everywhere. Vermont, Maine, the grocery store, the post office, out to dinner…

You see, ever since the Fall when we moved in, our … ‘I’m usually not this confrontational’ neighbor has complained about them barking when we leave via text message. I spent months being a nervous wreck about it – bringing them everywhere, not leaving the house, or deciphering complex ways to pacify them when we weren’t there — frozen peanut butter kongs, covering the crate with blankets, turning on different radios to muffle any next-door noise. We would slyly creep out the door while they were busy licking peanut butter, and hovered outside by the car, then the street … to see if we heard anything. But apparently none of it worked sufficiently enough for her (although, magically, they were always quiet when we returned — we think it has something to do with the paper thin walls, and them generally just barking/whining for awhile after we leave.)

After repeated text messages (no, she won’t talk to our faces) saying ‘how she hated to do this’ … she has threatened to call the Town if they bark again.

People. I’m kinda sick of hauling my dogs around everywhere we go.

And, as the warmer months come, so will end our ability to bring them everywhere in the car (and leave them there.) And equally as annoying, the dogs now expect that everytime we put our shoes on, grab our keys or coats — they get to come too. I think it’s building bad habits, and I really *cannot* wait to settle in a place where we can start getting them re-accustomed to staying at home BY THEMSELVES. (The freedom you take for granted, right? Maybe this is what it’s like with kids…)

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And even though he protests (and is probably our biggest barking problem), Darby has GOT to find his crate more comfortable than a box, right?

Prompted by a beautiful post by BigGirlLittleGirl, coupled with the purchase our new family member Canon DSLR… I’ve decided to participate in the Joy of Love 2011 challenge from willettedesigns.com — which means I’ll be posting at least a photo a day as I follow along the month-long challenge!… Follow along (or participate!) if you can ….. it’s free!

And with some inspiration tonight from my new Mumford & Sons iTunes purchase (…FINALLY — and seriously — being 21 again, London-bound & irrevocably tortured never seemed so fabulous…) I decided to take Ye Ole Powershot out for a spin before it’s replacement arrives… this time, focusing on Lesson #1 — What My Love Does…

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After working all day — driving all over New England, following up with Customers … tied to his laptop and blackberry…